Vice President Kamala Harris made history Thursday, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official of Indian heritage to welcome an Indian prime minister as she met with Narendra Modi.
Sept.23 (UPI) — Vice President Kamala Harris met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official of Indian heritage to welcome the prime minister. Modi hailed the election of Harris, whose mother was born in India, as « an important and historic event » describing her as « the source of inspiration for so many people across the world. » « President [Joe] Biden and yourself took up the leadership of the United States in a very challenging atmosphere, challenging times, but within a very short period of time you have had many achievements to your credit, » Modi said. He praised the United States for taking very important initiatives on COVID-19 and climate change.
